Marjorie Taylor Greene humiliates herself by showing she doesn’t know basic US history
Anti-LGBTQ+ Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) considers herself a MAGA patriot. In fact, in observance of the country’s July 4th Independence Day, she tried making a social media post listing out the men who signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776 — the only problem: Most of the men she listed didn’t actually sign that document.
In a July 5 post on X, Greene wrote, “The average age of the signers of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 was 44 years old, but more than a dozen were 35 or younger.” She then listed the names of ages of eight famous American founding fathers, including Thomas Jefferson and John Hancock (who both signed the document) as well as six men who didn’t, including James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, James Monroe, Aaron Burr, Paul Revere, and George Washington.
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A community note pointing out her error appeared on the bottom of her X post, and social media commenters piled on.
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The watchdog site Patriot Takes wrote, “Marjorie Taylor Greene works minutes away from the nation’s founding documents.” Others mocked her by passing off other bits of incorrect history as “facts,” saying she should take a civics class, or challenge her intellect by debating a bag of hammers.
The average age of the signers of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 was 44 years old, but more than a dozen were 35 or younger:Thomas Jefferson: 33John Hancock: 39 James Madison: 25Alexander Hamilton: 21James Monroe: 18 Aaron Burr: 20 Paul Revere: 41 George…— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (@RepMTG) July 5, 2024
You got a majority of names wrong. How are you in congress!!??? We need a civics test to run for government— Ender (@Ender7) July 5, 2024
How did you forget Johnny Appleseed, Paul Bunyan, and Ronald Reagan?— Rep. Jack Kimble (@RepJackKimble) July 7, 2024
Congresswoman — this bag of hammers is formally challenging you to a debate. Do you accept? pic.twitter.com/3OGfKsg6wO— Abraxsys (@Abraxsys) July 7, 2024
James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, James Monroe, Aaron Burr, Paul Revere, and George Washington were not signers of the Declaration of Independence, they were busy securing the airports, dumbass. This photo is proof, FFS. pic.twitter.com/G22qxqO598— Bryan Dawson (@BryanDawsonUSA) July 8, 2024
I'm going to steal the Declaration of Independence just so I can personally show you who signed it.— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) July 8, 2024
Marge continues to show us how much we need the Department of Education. pic.twitter.com/InxfedRQcs— James Fox (@jamesfox718) July 7, 2024
Your staff needs to change your password— John Jackson (@hissgoescobra) July 7, 2024
Hamilton didn’t sign the Declaration of Independence. If you don’t know our countries history at least take the 30 seconds it would take to use google.— Plebian (@Plebian608) July 6, 2024
Are you trying to act smart? Try harder. pic.twitter.com/bZYgJRShyw— Mary Purviance (@MaryPurvia77887) July 5, 2024
Greene isn’t known for her intellect. In fact, even the right-leaning Fox News network called her an “idiot.” She is also known for regularly spreading disinformation and conspiracy theories.
She has previously said that an airplane never hit the Pentagon during the September 11 terrorist attacks, that all school shootings are fake, that California wildfires were started by a Jewish-owned space laser, and that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton once sliced off a child’s face and wore it.
It’s also worth noting that while Euro-centric history remembers the nation’s “founding fathers” as the men who created the foundational documents and institutions of our federal government, First Nation Native Americans and Black slaves played an undeniably vital role in establishing America’s infrastructure early in the country’s history. As such, they too are among the nation’s founders.
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